Party polarization in America : the war over two social contracts /
"This book develops a general explanation for party polarization in America from both historical and contemporary perspectives. Prior polarization studies focused exclusively on the modern era, but this work traces party polarization from the constitutional convention of 1787 to the present. Us...
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| Formato: | Licensed eBooks |
| Idioma: | inglês |
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Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY :
Cambridge University Press,
2017.
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| Acesso em linha: | https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=1578656 |
Sumário:
- Theoretical perspectives on party polarization in America
- Establishing the founders' social contract from the constitutional convention through George Washington
- The consequences of the founders' social contract from reconstruction to the Great Depression
- Forging the new deal social contract from the Great Depression through World War II
- The new deal social contract through the 1970s
- Polarization over the new deal social contract from the 1970s to present
- Are Americans ideologically polarized?
- Elite polarization and democratic representation
- Polarization as the norm of the American system.